Abstract
A new series of ABO3-type perovskite photocatalysts MCo1/3Nb2/3O3 (M = Ca, Sr, and Ba) were synthesized by a solid-state reaction method, in which the B site is occupied by Co2+ and Nb5+ randomly in a charge-balanced manner. They were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, UV−vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photocatalytic activity measurements with Pt and NiOx cocatalyst under visible-light irradiation (λ > 420 nm), respectively. It is determined from the reflectance spectra that the optical transitions for these compounds, corresponding to visible-light absorption, are directly forbidden, and the band structures are suggested to be composed of the Co2+ 3d states and the Nb5+ 4d states. The feature of the electronic structure for BaCo1/3Nb2/3O3 calculated by the full potential-linearized augmented plane wave (F-LAPW) method shows that the O 2p states are strongly hybridized with the Co2+ 3d states, and little hybridized with the Nb5+ 4d states. The difference in their photocatalytic activity ...
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